This article curated some of the most recommended design posts in 2016,
such as the principles, books, and tools helpful on UI/UX design, methods and
suggestions on how to make better design, as well as the new design trends.

In some ways, this knowledge is bittersweet. Nothing gold can stay. You
make a thing that changes the world, and before long the world has changed to
the thing. It no longer inspires the same kind of wonder. Given time, we will
always demand more.

Whether it is a signup flow, a multi-view stepper, or a monotonous data
entry interface, forms are one of the most important components of digital
product design. This article focuses on the common dos and don'ts of form
design. Keep in mind that these are general guideline and there are exceptions
to every rule.

Design Doesn't Scale is a statement that has bothered me for the last
four-years. When I joined Spotify's design team in 2012, the level of
inconsistency and fragmentation shocked me. Up-close, the treatment of type,
color, imagery, layout, IA, and interactions just didn't seem to align
anywhere. And when I started talking about it, I realized the whole team was
frustrated too. We concluded that the fragmentation in the product was just
reflecting the fragmentation in the team, that designers spread across so many
different projects, timezone and competing timetables, just didn't stand a
chance. And, after all, weren't these factors inherent in all modern tech
companies anyway? It was then that I first heard myself say, “Design Doesn't Scale”.

We've all overheard conversations, walking down hip streets of the
world's tech capitals, discussions about the great 'UX' of a product, or the
poor 'UI' of a website. Is it a secret language you will never be privy to? Are
these people just using slang to look cool? Well, ok probably yes to the
latter, but a determinate NO to the rest. Read on to learn what these terms
mean, which jobs are better paid, and how to become a UX designer or UI
designer. Scroll to the middle of the post to watch a video of me speaking
about this article, and giving you some extra info on what being a UX or UI
Designer really means.

Over the last several months, some of the leaders of innovative design
have taken 'minimal design' to the next level. Facebook, Airbnb and Apple have
followed a similar blueprint to simplify prominent products in a way that
reflects this new trend of 'Complexion Reduction' in mobile design.

Once upon a time, if you said the word “design”, the odds were
overwhelmingly likely you were talking about graphic design. But nowadays, the
digital world is becoming increasingly more complicated and a lot of new job
positions appearing, which lead to confusion for people outside or new to the
design industry. Here's a quick overview on the four different primary forms of
design to help you understand what they mean.

If you're working on digital products, you have already read dozens of
articles describing how and why the hamburger navigation on mobile (and
desktop!) hurts UX metrics due of its low discoverability and efficiency. (You
can read some of best articles on the topic here, here, here, and here.)

This how-to article aims at providing designers, creative thinkers or
even project managers with a tool to set up, frame, organise, structure, run or
manage design challenges, and projects: The Double Diamond revamped.

Want to be an excellent designer? Looking for the best UI/UX books and
resources? Nowhere to go or to gain the right and effective channel for
becoming an outstanding UI/UX designer? Just follow me, I have compiled a list
of high-profile UI/UX books, which are recommended by the major professional
websites, and blogs.The topic is mainly covering UI design, UX design, and web
design. Hope it is helpful and useful to you. Any resource you think it's worth
to be included, please feel free to give a message below the comment area or
simply drop me a line on LinkedIn.

The continuous improvement of designing tools, have a positive impact on
usability and user experience, that provides great convenience for designers,
as well as the users. Therefore often a good web designer will try to be
updated with frontier, and master the latest tools. Hundreds of design blogs
and websites update design articles, share design skills, and recommend new
tools today on the internet. That is the important source of information for
designers.

I sometimes joke that everything I have ever learned about design, I
learned from my first job. Nowadays, this first job has extended to nearly ten
years, its soul consistent even as its shape unfurls in depths and colors I
could never have imagined in the beginning.